- I’m an award winning director who delivers retrospective and box-set series on time and on budget, including hard-access stories with complex legal and compliance demands, in the UK and abroad.

- I have recently finished directing a true crime for Amazon ( 2x 45 mins).

- Films consistently nominated for the major award... Read More

- I’m an award winning director who delivers retrospective and box-set series on time and on budget, including hard-access stories with complex legal and compliance demands, in the UK and abroad.

- I have recently finished directing a true crime for Amazon ( 2x 45 mins).

- Films consistently nominated for the major awards including winning ‘Grierson Hero of The Year' 2022 and 'Best Factual Programme for Mr Bates vs Post Office' 2024. 

- Extensive experience of shooting internationally in especially accross America and Africa.  

- Proven track record of working with high profile talent - Sally Philips, Anne Robinson, Tony Slattery and Katie Piper.

- Used to embedding in precints like hospitals, police stations, ambulance service. 

- Founded a grassroots organisation We Are Doc Women which advocates for nearly 3,000 women including the most talented directors and producers in the UK. 

- Have also made branded films for Boots, Slimming World, Intimina.

-  www.clarerichardsdirector.com 

 My strength is building trust with contributors so they can tell difficult, human stories on camera. I’m as comfortable leading a team alongside a DoP as I am shooting observationally on primes or lighting interviews with my own FX6 kit, and I often combine the two. I’ve taken every project through the edit, filmed worldwide (particularly across the US), and worked confidently with high-profile talent. Credits include Amazon, Paramount+, Apple TV+, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4 and ITV. My first film - Disabled and Looking for Love won the Grierson Bloomberg Newcomer Award and since then my work has been short-listed for the Grierson Best Documentary Series and Single, RTS Education and has been BAFTA Nominated. Read Less